Farcel tie-clip.



J. A. KAYE.

PARCEL TIE CLIP.

APPLICATION man MAY 9. 1918.

1,282,698. Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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UNTTE %AT% ATEN FFTfiE JOHN ARTHUR KAYE, 0F SAULT STE. MARIE, WEST ONTARIO, CANADA.

PARCEL Tin-cur.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented on. as, rare.

Application filed May 9, 1918. Serial No. 233,522.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that 1, JOHN ARTHUR KAYE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Sault Ste. Marie, in the Province of West Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented a new. and useful Parcel Tie-Clip; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable other skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to a package tie, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which embodies novel features of construction whereby the ends of a cord which is used for wrapping or securing a bundle of letters or the like, can be securely fastened without the necessity of knotting the cord, thereby enabling the cord to be used repeatedly and avoiding the waste which is incident to using a fresh piece of cord for every package or bundle to be fastened.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a package tie which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which can be easily manipulated, and which will securely grip the ends of the cord and hold the same tightly until it is desired to release the cord.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel combina tions and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a package tie constructed in accordance with the invention, showing the same as gripping the ends of a piece of cord.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the hooked arms swung into position for releasing the cord.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the device.

Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of the lower disk, showing the upper face thereof.

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the central plate and hooked locking arms which are hinged thereto.

, grip the ends of a cord 0 Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of the upper disk, showing the cam flanges at the periphery thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, the numeral 1 designates a lower circular disk, and 2 an upper disk which is superposed upon the lower disk, the two disks being of substantially the same size and shape and being centrally connected by a screw or pin 3 which passes loosely through the upper disk and has a threaded engagement with a nut l secured to the lower disk. The middle portions of the two disks are provided with cut-away portions 5 which give a skeleton formation to the disks, and the lower disk 1 is provided in its upper face with a series of radially extending depressed cord receiving seats 6, said seats extending from the outer edge of the disk to the cut-away portions 5 thereof, and being disposed substantially 90 apart. These radial seats 6 are each intersected by a series of transversely disposed curved grooves 7.

The upper disk 2 is provided with curved ribs 8 which are pressed downwardly therefrom and correspond to the curved grooves 7 of the lower disk, being adapted to enter the said curved grooves and extend across the seats 6 in such a manner as to tightly which may be drawn into the said seats. At points between the grooves 7 and ribs 8, the peripheries of the two disks are provided with corresponding notches 9 which are adapted to provide a clearance space for the hooked ends 10 of locking arms 10 when the said hooked ends of the arms are swung into registry with the notches. These locking arms 10 are hingcdly connected at their inner ends, as indicated at 11, to a plate 12 which is fitted upon the screw 3 and preferably securely fastened to the head thereof. hen the plate and locking arms are turned into inoperative position and the hooked ends 10 of the arms brought into registry with the notches 9, the arms can be swung upwardly about their hinge connection 11 with the plate 12, thereby leaving the peripheries of the two disks 1 and 2 entirely free so that they can be manipulated and flexed apart to admit of the ends of the cord being properly positioned in diametrically opposite sides 6. The free ends of the cord may be threaded inwardly and upwardly through the cut-away portions 5 of the two disks, so that they can be grasped by the hand and pulled upon in the necessary manner to take up any looseness and tightly bind the package or bundle before the clip is tightened. After the cord 0 has thus been properly positioned, the locking arms are swung downwardly and the hooked ends 10 thereof caused to pass through the peripheral notches 9 of the disks. The locking arms and plate 12 are then rotated upon the disks in a clockwise direction, thereby screwing the pin 3 down into the nut 4 to draw the disks more closely together, and also riding upon cam flanges 13 which project upwardly from the periphery of the upper disk 2. The hooked ends 10 of the locking arms cooperate with these cam flanges to force the peripheral portions of the two disks 1 and 2 tightly together, thereby causing the ribs, 8 of the upper disk to grip and tightly engage the ends of a cord or cords which may have been previously positioned in the radially extending depressed seats 6 of the lower disk. The package may be fastened by a single cord extending around the same in one direction, or by two cords extending around the same in directions at right angles to each other. The ends of the cords are securely gripped and held by the fastener, although they can be quickly released by rotating the locking arms 10 away from the cam flanges 13 and into registry with the notches 9, thereby bringing the locking arms into inoperative position and enabling the cord gripping portions of the disks to be separated.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire. to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A package tie including apair. of complemental superposed disks having cord' gripping portions at the edges thereof, a pin extending centrally through, the disks, a plate mounted upon the pin, hooked arms radiating from the plate and engaging the edges of the disks, and cam means actuated by the rotation of the plate and hooked arms for bringing the gripping portions of the disks into operative position.

2. A package tie including a pair of complemental superposed disks having cord gripping portions at the edges thereof and provided at their peripheries with corresponding notches, a pin extending centrally through the disks, a plate mounted 011 the pin, a series of hooked arms radiating from the plate and hingedly connected thereto, the hooked. ends of the arms being adapted to be swung through the notched peripheral porti ns of the, sks nd rota oi ngager ment with the edges of the disks, and cam means actuated by the said rotation of the arms and plate for bringing the cord gripping portions of the disks into operative position.

3. A package tie including a pair of complemental superposed disks having cord gripping portions at the edges thereof, a nut upon one of the disks, a pin extending centrally through the other disk and having a threaded engagement with the nut, a plate rigid with the pin, a series of hooked arms radiating from the plate and engaging the edges of the disks, and cam means actuated by the rotation of the arms and plate to bring the gripping portions of the disks into operative position, said rotation of the plate also serving to screw the central pin down into the nut.

4. A package tie including a pair of complemental superposed disks having cord gripping portions at the'edges thereof and also provided with corresponding peripheral notches, a nut rigid with one of the disks, a pin extending centrally through the other disk and having a threaded engagement with the nut, a plate rigid with the pin, hooked arms radiating from the plate and hingedly connected thereto, the hooked ends of the arms being adapted to be swung through the peripheral notches of the disks and rotated into engagement with the edges of the disks, and cam means actuated by rotation of the arms to bring the gripping portions of the disks into operative position, said rotation of the arms also serving to tighten the pin in the nut.

5. A package tie including a pair of complemental superposed disks having partially cut away central portions, one disk being provided with radial cord receiving seats extending from the outer edge thereof to the inner cut-away portion thereof, while the. other disk is provided with ribs adapted to cooperate with the seats to grip the cord, a pin extending centrally through the disks, a plate mounted on the pin, hooked arms radiating from the. plate and adapted to engage the edges of the. disks, and cam means actuated by rotation of the plate and arms to force the edges of the disks together and cause the ends of a cord positioned in the before mentioned seats to be gripped.

6. package tie including a pair of complemental superposed disks having partially cut away central portions and having corresponding notches in the peripheries thereof, one of: the disks being provided with radial cord receiving seats extending from the pe riphery thereof to the central cut away portion thereof, while the other disk is provided with ribs adapted to grip the ends of a cord positioned within the seats, a pin extending centrally through on the pin, hooked arms radiating fromthe the. disks, a plate mounted plate and hingedly connected thereto, the In testimony whereof I have signed my hooked ends of the arms being adapted to be name to this specification in the presence of swung through the notched peripheries of two subscribing witnesses.

the disks and rotated into engagement with JOHN ARTHUR KAYE. 5 edge portions of the disks, and cam means Witnesses:

actuated by the rotation of the arms for H. V. TANGOCK,

forcing the disks toward each other. C. LYATI.

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